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EVENT OF THE DAY: Classic Film Fridays

A Better Jamaica presents The Spy Who Loved Me. James Bond joins forces with dangerous and sexy Russian agent Major Anya Amasova to battle villainous Jaws, a mad genius who plans to destroy the earth with a nuclear holocaust and rebuild it underwater. Free at Rufus King Park . Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own

Billions in debt, Detroit tumbles into insolvency

Detroit, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the nation’s fourth-most-populous city, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the largest American city ever to take such a course. Read more: The New York Times

Reality (show) bites

A Queens man who thought he won his own yogurt franchise on a Food Network reality show claims in a new lawsuit that he got stiffed on the jackpot. Kris Herrera, 34, of Corona said he signed off on letting the episode of “Giving You the Business” run only because he thought he would be getting his own outlet of the yogurt chain 16 Handles. Read more: New York Post

It’s no secret he’s a fat cat. But Republican mayoral contender John Catsimatidis’ first city financial disclosure report since announcing his candidacy reveals that the billionaire grocery magnate is also a real estate baron who owns an oil refining company and a charter jet business that’s flown rock stars like Paul McCartney and the Goo Goo Dolls. Read more: New York Daily News

Derailment to Hamstring morning commute for Metro-North Hudson Line customers

Commuters who rely on the Metro-North Hudson line will likely have to find a different way to get to work Friday morning. A freight train derailment in the Bronx forced service on the Hudson line to be suspended indefinitely, the transit agency announced Thursday night. Read more: CBS

New poll shows Quinn leading dems in mayoral race

A new poll released this morning finds City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is rising above former Rep. Anthony Weiner in the Democratic race for mayor, with undecided voters still likely to play a big role. The Siena College-New York Times poll finds Quinn getting the support of 27 percent of Democratic voters, compared to Weiner with 18 percent. Read more: NY1

Hamill: Howard Beach mom who lost her son shares Trayvon Martin’s mother’s pain

The mother weeps for the mother. More than 25 years after her son was killed in Howard Beach, the mother of Michael Griffith grieves for the mother of Trayvon Martin. Read more: New York Daily News